sainthood

English

Etymology

From saint +‎ -hood.

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Noun

sainthood (countable and uncountable, plural sainthoods)

  1. The state of being a saint.
    • 2020 November 27, Daniel Burke and Delia Gallagher, “This archbishop has become the first African American cardinal in Catholic history”, in CNN‎[1]:
      He passed over several archbishops who would traditionally become cardinals to promote Gregory. He also moved Augustine Tolton, who died in 1897 after becoming the first African American priest, one step closer to sainthood.
    • 2024 May 24, Christopher Lamb, “Italian teenager nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’ set to become Catholic Church’s first millennial saint”, in CNN‎[2]:
      Prospective candidates for sainthood normally need to have two miracles attributed to them before they can be canonized.
  2. Saints collectively.

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